Poll: Americans overwhemingly like Obama, but most view Republicans in Congress unfavorably

Pat Cunningham

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May 21, 2013 at 3:20 PMMay 21, 2013 at 6:14 PM

Two major public-opinion polls released this week have lots of good news for President Obama and lots of bad news for the Republican Party.

The first of these is the CNN/ORC survey, which includes THESE RESULTS:

The new numbers indicate that Obama remains popular, with 79% of Americans saying the president is likable…

“This underscores just how important the president’s personal characteristics have been to him, and how useful it is to the White House that IRS, Benghazi, and AP controversies have not dimmed Obama’s personal popularity so far,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.

The president’s handling of ...

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Two major public-opinion polls released this week have lots of good news for President Obama and lots of bad news for the Republican Party.

The first of these is the CNN/ORC survey, which includes THESE RESULTS:

The new numbers indicate that Obama remains popular, with 79% of Americans saying the president is likable…

“This underscores just how important the president’s personal characteristics have been to him, and how useful it is to the White House that IRS, Benghazi, and AP controversies have not dimmed Obama’s personal popularity so far,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.

The president’s handling of ...

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